Florence Foster Jenkins
- 2016 film
Comedy-biography about New York socialite and heiress Florence Foster Jenkins, a terrible singer who thinks she is wonderful. Stars Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg, Rebecca Ferguson, Nina Arianda and more.
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Key details
- Genre
- Film
- Released
- 2016
- Stars
- Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg, Rebecca Ferguson, Nina Arianda, David Haig, Brid Brennan, John Kavanagh and more
- Writers
- Nicholas Martin and Julia Kogan
- Director
- Stephen Frears
- Producers
- Michael Kuhn, Tracey Seaward, Cameron McCracken, Christine Langan, Malcolm Ritchie, Nicholas Martin and Nichola Martin
- Company
Comedy drama telling the inspirational true story of the eponymous New York heiress who obsessively pursued her dream of becoming a great singer. The film celebrates the human spirit, the power of music and the passion of amateurs everywhere.
The voice Florence heard in her head was divine, but to the rest of the world it was hilariously awful. At private recitals, her devoted husband and manager, St Clair Bayfield, managed to protect Florence from the truth. But when Florence decided to give her first public concert at New York's Carnegie Hall, St Clair realised he had perhaps bitten off more than he could chew.
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Additional details
- Tagline
- The inspiring true story of the world's worst singer
- UK certificate
- PG
- Duration
- 110 minutes
- UK release
- Friday 6th May 2016
- Produced
- 2015
- UK premiere
- Tuesday 12th April 2016, Leicester Square, London
- Distributors
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
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Broadcast details
- Most recent repeats
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- Thursday 4th January 2024 at 12:05am on BBC1
- Thursday 23rd March 2023 at 10:45pm on BBC4
- Thursday 14th July 2022 at 11:35pm on BBC4
Recording details
- Glasgow, Liverpool and Merseyside - Locations
- Twickenham Film Studios - Studios